Griffith College Dublin

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Griffith College Dublin
Coláiste Uí Ghríofa, Baile Átha Cliath
corporate logo
Established 1974
Type private
President Diarmuid Hegarty
Students 8,500
Location Dublin, Ireland
Campus Urban, 7 acres (28,000 m2)
Affiliations HETAC, HECA
Website http://www.gcd.ie

Griffith College Dublin (GCD) – Irish: Coláiste Uí Ghríofa – is a private third level college in the Republic of Ireland. It is based in and named after the former Griffith Barracks on the South Circular Road in Dublin. It offers courses accredited by a number of institutions and bodies in Ireland and Britain. In 2008 it had 8,500 students studying on a full or part-time basis.

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[edit] History

The college was established in 1974 by Diarmuid Hegarty and incorporated in 1978 as the Business and Accounting Training (BAT). Originally located on Morehamption Road, in 1991 the Business and Accounting College moved from Milltown Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, to the Griffith Barracks site changed its name to Griffith College Dublin.[1]

ACA courses were delivered since 1974 and CPA courses shortly after that. In 1983 BAT commenced delivering ACCA courses and has done so ever since, delivering courses not only in Dublin but in Cork, Limerick, Drogheda, Moscow and as of 2008 in Naas, students achieving 268 placings/prize-winners within the last few years.[2] Griffith have run CPA courses in Dublin, Cork and Ennis, Chartered Accountants Ireland (ACA) courses in Dublin, Limerick, Kilkenny and Waterford, in the past courses have been run in Belfast.

In 1990 the first degree course was offered by Griffith College in computer science, it was validated by the University of Ulster, it was followed in 1992 by a business studies degree,[1] this arrangement ceased in 1996 and the degrees were validated by Irish National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA) the predecessor of HETAC.

In 1992 the Tiernan Design School moved to the Griffith Campus becoming the Griffith College Faculty of Design. In the late 1990s Newman College, Dublin became part of Griffith College.

In Griffith College, designated as being an institution to which the Irish Government's National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA) Act, 1979, NCEA validated courses students became entitled to receive tax relief under the Irish Government'ss 1997 Act[3] its successor from 2001 onward the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC).[4][clarification needed]

Since 1996 Griffith has had a number of its Business Studies and Law degrees validated by Nottingham Trent University.[5]

Griffith College Dublin was approved as a delegated centre of the Nottingham Trent University in September 1998. Since validation, the LLB and BA in Business and Law have been recognised by the Law Society of Ireland as qualifying degrees for the purposes of Final Examinations (Part One).[6]

In 2004, Griffith became the first independent college in the country to have its degrees (LLB and BA in Business & Law) accredited by the Honorable Society of King’s Inns.[7]

The college runs full time courses in design, business, journalism, law, computing and has a range of part time courses available. The college offers professional accountancy programmes for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), ACA, CPA and IATI,[8] Griffith College is a goldStar CPA approved Educator.[9] The ACCA has awarded Griffith College Dublin the Platinum accreditation - the highest recognition by the ACCA,[10] and is also an ACCA CPD registered course provider.[11]

Many of the undergraduate degrees require application via the Central Applications Office application system. Most of the college's undergraduate and postgraduate courses are accredited by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, some of its professional law courses are accredited by Nottingham Trent University, England and these are recognised by the King's Inns for entry to its Degree of Barrister-at-Law[12] which is a professional qualification for practice at the bar.

The Griffith College Campus is also the home of the Leinster School of Music & Drama, established in 1904. The Leinster School offer theory classes in Music & Drama to groups and individuals subject to availability. The Leinster School is also an examining body and have a Theory Examinations Syllabus with levels from Preparatory to Grade 8.

The Professional Law School at Griffith College also run Legal Continuing Professional Development(CPD) seminars etc.[13]

Griffith College is a active promoter of the Bologna Process for a European wide Higher Education Network.[14]

[edit] Academic

The Clock Tower, Daniel O'Connell Building

The College is divided into a number of faculties:

  • The School of Professional Accountancy
  • Business
  • Law
  • Computing Science
  • Journalism & Media Communications
  • Design
  • Graduate Business School
  • The Professional Law School

Griffith College operates a semesterized academic year, with two semesters from September to January and February to June. A number of the Postgraduate programmes such as the Computing MSc and the MBA/MSc in International Business Management students can commence their programmes either in the summer or winter.[15]

Griffith College also provides a number of training courses in Marketing, Management Studies, Psychology validated by The Institute of Commercial Management(ICM), CAD(City & guilds), Supply Chain Management(IIPMM) and other courses in Administration and Office Skills, JEB Teachers Diploma and ECDL/EUCIP. Griffith's Corporate training run parttime, morning, evening, day courses in a variety of disciplines such as Microsoft products, Microsoft Certification Courses - MCSE, MSCA, MCP, MCTS, Accounts packages, Desktop Publishing and softskills.

The Professional Law School runs courses for the examinations for entry to the Law Society of Ireland, King's Inns, New York State Board of Law Examiners and the California State Bar Association. The college also runs the IILEX Diploma in Legal Studies.[16] The IILEX and FE1 courses are available via distance learning and at regional locations in Limerick, Waterford and Galway as well as in the Cork in Griffith College Cork. In 2006 Griffith College, FE1 course students, won eight of the Law Society’s nine entrance examination first-place prizes, and in the past 6 years Griffith Students have won 30 of the Law Society FE1 prizes.[17]

Griffith had in the past run NCEA Certificates in Computing, runs Certificates, Degrees, Higher Diploma and Masters in Computing Science validated by HETAC. The BSc (Hons) in Computing Science is partially funded under the skills initiative of the Department of Education and Science.

Computing Science first year degree students participate in the Robocode Competition, Griffith College won the 2008 Robocode Ireland Championship at the annual Games Fleadh.[18]

At the end of each academic year the Media and Journalism Photography graduates organise an end of year Student Photography Exhibition (GCD Graduate Photography Exhibition 2008), also the TV and Video graduates also organise a Graduate Video Exhibition to showcase their work.

[edit] New courses

The Leinster School of Music & Drama at Griffith College launch the Higher Diploma in Arts in Drama Education(HETAC) in 2010, following on from the Higher Diploma in Arts (Music Education) there is also a new HETAC level 7 BA in Business Studies at both the Dublin and Cork campuses in conjunction with Globe Business College, Munich.[19] Also Certificate in SME Management – Special Purpose Award(HETAC Level 7) in association with ISME is available from the college.[20] Also the Graduate Business School began its new M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance in 2008, as well as a MSc in International Business with semesters in 3 cities Berlin(SRH University), Dublin and Paris(INSEEC), with the second semester in Dublin commencing in January 2009.[21]

In 2009 Griffith will launch its Law Masters programme, LLM in International Law, this has three separate streams, in International Law, Human Rights Law and Commercial Law, and is validated by Nottingham Trent University. Also an new Postgraduate Diploma and MA in Journalism and Media Communications(HETAC) commencing September 2009. Also in September 2009 the Part-Time, the 4th year of the BA(Hons) in Interior Architecture(HETAC) commenced, for students who have completed the part time BA in Interior Design Degree(HETAC).

In February 2010 the School of Professional Accounting runs the HETAC Level 6, Irish Payroll Association (IPASS) courses for Certified VAT Technician and Certified Payroll Technician.

[edit] International university collaborations

Griffith College, is partnered with a number of International Universities, in Norway, Germany, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, USA, Mexico, Brazil, India, Korea and China. Also a number of students participate in the EU educational exchange Erasmus programme/Socrates programme.

[edit] Irish Innocence Project

In September 2009 the law school at Griffith College in Dublin will introduce a pilot project for final-year law students as well as students from the Journalism Faculty, which will review claims of wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice in this country for the first time.[22] The Griffith College Innocence Project[23] is based on the famous Innocence Project in the USA.[24] [25] The Irish Innocence Project (Irish: Tionscadal Neamhchiontachta na hÉireann) was launched officially by Dr. Greg Hampikian, director of the Idaho Innocence Project and DNA expert for the Georgia Innocence Project in March 2010.

[edit] Annual Creative Show

The Creative Show is hosted each year to showcase the student work of the creative disciplines, Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Fashion Design, TV & Video production, Photography, Digital Media, Sound Engineering, Journalism and Visual Media.[26]

[edit] Student activities

During the year Griffith College students participate in a many activities some as part of their course of study, others as part of student life.

[edit] GriffFM

During the spring students from the Journalism & Media Faculty operate a radio station from the campus,.[27] The radio station is licenced by the BAI (and the BCI before that) to broadcast for a couple of weeks.[28] This year GriffFM broadcasts on 92.1 FM from 1–15 February[29] ,[30] and will be relayed online on.[31] The station airs both hard news and music-oriented programmes produced and presented by second year journalism degree students and postgraduate journalism students.

[edit] College and student publications

There are a number of college publications.[32] is the newspaper published by Journalism students, where examples of student work get published. The paper won the award for Small College Publication of the Year at the annual Oxygen Student Media (sMedia) Awards in 2005 and 2006, while Griffiti won in 2007.[33] The Griff, The Griffin, 90 Degrees and Maverick are other student publications which have been produced by degree, higher diploma and Print journalism students in the past. X-press magazine was produced in 2008 by third year journalism and media students.

Glór uí Ghríofa (The Voice of Griffith) is the official college newsletter outlining college news, developments and campus life.

[edit] Students' Union

See Griffith College Dublin Students' Union

[edit] Facilities and services

The college facilities include, Library, Common room, Computer Laboratories (248 workstations across 10 labs), CAD Lab, Photography Lab, Fitness Room, Sound Studios, Shop and Bar & Restaurant. The college also offers students a career advice service there is also a professional counsellor off campus providing an advice and counseling for personal and non academic issues. Wireless (WiFi 802.11g) access to the college network is also available for laptop users. For some of the courses (such as FE1 Course ) students can view archives of lectures on DVD in a designated DVD viewing room.

[edit] Library and information services

The College Library provides research and study facilities to students (and to college alumni) , the library holds an extensive range of set course texts and background reading material for all college programmes. Library texts are easily accessed via the online Library catalogue. As well as the large range of up to date texts we have online books. Online books are a quick way to access the most up to date computing references. Texts not held on site can be ordered through our inter-library loans service. Students also have access to over 15,000 journals, a growing catalogue of multi-media information resources, including CDs, CD-ROMS, VHS, DVD and music scores, and a comprehensive array of on-line databases including Business Source Premier (BSP), ABI-Inform, Westlaw.uk, Lexis-Nexis, HeinOnline, Westlaw.i.e., Emerald, Research for Libraries, Access Asia, Datamonitor, ERIC (fulltext), Communication and Mass Media Complete, Sage Communications, Avery Architectural Index, Design and Applied Arts Index, the ACM.Digital Library (plus SIGs), and Safari Books Online (technical e-books). Online material is available through moodle, to use moodle students must be fully registered students of the college.

[edit] Buildings

  • Daniel O'Connell Building - North Wing, International Office, Accounts, DIFC, Admissions, Journalism & Media faculty, Business Faculty.
  • Arthur Griffith Building - West Wing, Reception, Lecture Rooms, Library, Fashion Design, Law Faculty, Graduate Business School.
  • Meagher Building - houses the Griffith College Students Union
  • James Stephens Building - Computer Labs, CAD Labs.
  • Richmond Building - Photography Studios, Radio & Sound Engineering Studios.
  • Wellington Building - Houses the Faculty of Computing Science, IT Department & Computer Labs.
  • Cavalry Buildings - Photography Dark Rooms.
  • Stables - Video Editing Studios.
  • Academic Facilities Building - Restaurant, Auditorium, Conference Centre, School of Professional Accountancy (Opened in 2006)
  • Design Studio (Opened in 2007)

[edit] Halls of Residence

Griffith Halls of Residence is student accommodation, in the form of two buildings located on the grounds of Griffith College Dublin, overlooking the Grand Canal. The two accommodation blocks were completed in 2005, and built to keep in character with the older buildings on the College campus.

Griffith Halls of residence offer a range of one, two and three bedroom apartments equipped with study area, Cable TV, Laundry Facilities, Cooking facilities and Internet connectivity. The Colleges underground car park for 400 cars, beneath the halls of residence as well as not so secure bike storage. A number of apartments are reserved for students with special needs.

Apartments are available to students of all colleges in the Dublin area and bookable for a Semester, Academic Year, or during the summer time for summer English language schools and study abroad programmes.

[edit] Conference Centre

Griffith Conference Center is located on the college campus and provides modern conference facilities for a variety of uses such as Seminars, AGMs, Meetings, Examinations, TV Studio, Lectures, Training, Product Launches, Corporate events, Summer Schools, Concerts, Recitals, etc. The facilities include a 575 seat Auditorium, as well as smaller Suites and Rooms for hire. The Buildings were officially opened by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in September 2006.[34] The Conference Centre has been used for a variety of functions such as conventions of political parties, medical bodies, industry groups or for television programmes such as the You're a Star auditions.[35]

[edit] Graduation

The college graduation ceremonies take place over two days each November in the Conference Center. In previous years the ceremony took place in Royal Hospital Kilmainham in 2004 and 2005, and St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin the year before that. The 2002 graduation was addressed by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Education Minister Noel Dempsey address the 2003 Graduation[36] and in 2005 justice minister Micheal McDowell addressed Law graduates. In attendance are graduands their families, and friends, representatives of Validation Bodies, as well as political and diplomatic dignitaries. At the graduation ceremony there is prizes awarded such as HETAC Student of the Year Award and Best Academic Achievements for each faculty and school.

The 2010 graduation takes place on the 11th and 12 November 2010, in the Griffith Conference Centre.

[edit] Professional Excellence Award

The College awards its Professional Excellence Award to those who have achieved excellence in their careers, at the annual graduation ceremony and the recipient is invited to address the graduation. Recipients include Richard Roche, Dr. Veronica Dunne and in 2007 journalist, broadcaster and historian, John Bowman. At the graduation ceremony in 2008 the businessman and former Dublin GAA, Manchester United and Irish International Footballer Kevin Moran was award the Professional Excellence Award.

Rugby pundit and broadcaster George Hook was awarded the Professional Excellence Award at the 2009 graduation ceremony, where he spoke to the students graduating in Media and Journalism.

The 2010 Professional Excellence award was presented to Louis Copeland at the Design graduation ceremony.[37]

[edit] Distinguished Fellowship Award

The college awards its Distinguished Fellowship award during the ceremony, to recognise individuals who have made a significant business or public service contribution on an international scale, past recipients include Edward Haughey (Lord Ballyedmond), Gillian Bowler, Dr. Martin Naughton and Nobel Laurette John Hume. At the 2007 ceremony President of Ireland, Mary McAleese was awarded the Distinguished fellowship award where on acceptance she addressed the graduation ceremony.[38] The 2008 graduation ceremony for Graduate Business School and Professional Law, saw entrepreneur Denis O'Brien received the fellowship in honour of his contribution to business and other causes.

At the 2009 Griffith College Business Graduation Ceremony today, Lord Diljit Rana was awarded a Distinguished Fellowship for his contribution to business in Ireland, spanning more than 30 years.

The 2010 Fellowship Award was presented to Ms Catherine Day Secretary General of the European Commission during the faculty of law graduation.

[edit] People

Journalist and Broadcaster Vincent Browne lectured in Journalism and Media at Griffith College Dublin. Author Cecelia Ahern is a Journalism graduate from Griffith College. Entrepreneur and Griffith College alumnus Padraig O’Feinneadha was elected president of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 2006.[39] Will Cullen who featured in the Powerade 2007 nevergiveup campaign is a journalism graduate of griffith.[40] Mark Butler and Neville O’Boyle founders of BabySkip studied Computing Science at Griffith College. [41] Newstalk reporter Henry McKean[42] is a journalism graduate from Griffith College, RTE announcer Laura Woods is also a journalism graduate. Controversial former Government press secretary Frank Dunlop studied for an LLB in Irish Law, graduating in 2007. [43] Dublin Gaelic footballer Mark Vaughan also studied at Griffith College.[44] Greystones Cllr Stephen Stokes is a former Students Union president of Griffith College.[45] Dancer Dearbhla Lennon is a journalism graduate and 2004 Griffith Student of the Year, toured with Riverdance and won Celebrity Jigs N' Reels in 2007[46] represented Ireland in the 2008 Eurovision Dance Competition and is a reporter on The Afternoon Show[47] on RTE and An Jig Gig, an Irish Dance talent show on TG4.[48]

Griffith Graduate Aoiffe Madden is one of the contestants on the 2009 Apprentice TV show. [49] Some more recent graduates of the LSMD at Griffith College include TV Personality and MTV Presenter Laura Whitmore[50] and Niall Kinsella, finalist on the Ireland's Got Talent TV programme.

Eurosong 2010 Finalist, Leanne Moore, MA in Journalism and Media Communications student at Griffith College.[51]

LLB Student Sean O'Quigley won the Christina Murphy Memorial Trophy the individual prize in the Irish Times Debate 2010.[52]

[edit] Expansion and Developments

Griffith College has expanded beyond its base in Dublin.

Having previously established its Professional Accountancy Programmes in Cork in 2000 offering training in ACCA, CIMA, CPA and IATI, Griffith College acquired Skerry’s College Cork in 2005, forming Griffith College Cork the college runs a variety of full and part time courses in Business, Law, Media & Communications, Design, Secretarial and Office skills.

There are also two campuses outside Ireland, in Karachi and Moscow respectively, the Moscow campus provides accountancy training. The Karachi campus has been wound down in recent years.

In 2006 Griffith College opens in Limerick with the acquisition of the Mid West Business Institute creating Griffith College Limerick. In 2009 Griffith College Limerick moved into new premises which was officially opened by the Minister of Defence Willie O'Dea T.D. on the 23rd of January 2009.[53]

Recent developments include many of the Professional Law courses being available completely online such as the FE1[54] and IILEX courses. [55]

[edit] Picture gallery

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  • FrontofCollege.jpg
  • TheClockTower.jpg
  • ArthurGriffithBuilding.jpg
  • Wellbldg.jpg

Coordinates: 53°19′53″N 6°16′41″W / 53.33139°N 6.27806°W / 53.33139; -6.27806

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "An Educating Business" by Kieron Wood - Sunday Business Post, 17th October 2004
  2. ^ ACCA Prizewinners
  3. ^ Courses Eligible For Tax Relief Academic Year 2005-2006 www.revenue.ie
  4. ^ Written Answers - Third Level Fees, Dáil Éireann - Volume 533 - 03 April, 2001.
  5. ^ The Nottingham Trent University and Griffith College Dublin - Overseas Partnership Audit Report - The partnership between the University and the College, (19), April 2000
  6. ^ Nottingham Trent University - Delegated Centres
  7. ^ List of King's Inns' Approved Degrees - King's Inns' website
  8. ^ Griffith College Dublin - Institute of Accounting Technicians Ireland (IATI) Recognised College
  9. ^ CPA - Approved Educators
  10. ^ ACCA Platinum Status
  11. ^ ACCA CPD registered course provider
  12. ^ King's Inns Education Rules - Schedule of Approved Degrees, page 33, January 2006
  13. ^ "'Massive loophole' in alcohol licensing law" by Olivia Kelly, Irish Times, Friday, September 5, 2008
  14. ^ Bologna Process - Irish Bologna Promoters
  15. ^ MBA/MSc International Business Management second semester Intake February 2009
  16. ^ Irish Institute of Legal Executives - Education
  17. ^ Nicola leads the way in Law exams Newrossstandard.ie, Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
  18. ^ "Robocode - Griffith College Dublin win Robocode Ireland Championship 2008" www.robocode.ie, April 2008
  19. ^ BA in Business Studies in conjunction with Globe College, Munich
  20. ^ Approval(8.5.7) HETAC Committee Meeting minutes
  21. ^ Masters in Business, Berlin Dublin and Paris(SRH Berlin website)
  22. ^ "On the Trail of the Innocent" by Michelle McDonagh, Irish Times, Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
  23. ^ Griffith College Innocence Project
  24. ^ George Hook interviewing David Langwallner about the Innocence Project, The Right Hook, Newstalk, Tuesday 26th of May, 2009
  25. ^ DNS testing project offers fresh hope to the wrongfully convicted by Michelle McDonagh, Irish Times Weekend Review, 27th of February 2010
  26. ^ Griffith College Creative Show 2010 Style Bible Website
  27. ^ GriffFm
  28. ^ GriffFM - RadioWaves FM
  29. ^ Griff FM 92.1MHz - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Temporary Licences 2010
  30. ^ BCI - Successful Temporary Services Applications 2008, Griff FM
  31. ^ GriffFM(Online)
  32. ^ The Circular
  33. ^ Oxygen Student Media (sMedia) Awards - Small College publication
  34. ^ Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D., at the official opening of the Griffith Conference Centre and Student Residences at Griffith College on Monday, 25th September, 2006 at 2.15 p.m.
  35. ^ You're a Star, www.rte.ie
  36. ^ Mr. Noel Dempsey T.D. Minister for Education and Science At the Conferring Ceremony At Griffith College Dublin, 08 December, 2003
  37. ^ Louis Honoured with Award for Professional Excellence www.louiscopeland.com, 11th Nov 2010
  38. ^ President McAleese's address at Griffith College Graduation Ceremony 2007
  39. ^ Padraig O’Feinneadha, FCPA, President, Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA)
  40. ^ Will's Weekly Diary - Will Cullen
  41. ^ Novel approach to waste collection by Tina-Marie O’Neill, Sunday Business Post, August 06, 2006
  42. ^ From Work Experience to Dublin’s most Famous (or should we say Infamous!!) Roving Reporter Henry McKean – Researcher / Reporter Moncrieff (www.bci.ie newstalk profile)
  43. ^ Dunlop officially told that he's a lawyer unto himself by Nicola Anderson, Irish Independent, Wednesday November 14th 2007
  44. ^ Frankly Vaughan by Ewan MacKenna, Sunday Tribune Sport, November 23, 2008
  45. ^ Cllr Stephen Stokes Profile Labour Party Official Website
  46. ^ Value for Money with Dearbhla Lennon, Monday, 28 September 2009
  47. ^ Profile Gavin O'Fearraigh and Dearbhla Lennon, Eurovision Dance Competition Official Website
  48. ^ An Jig Gig, www.tg4.ie
  49. ^ Aoiffe Madden The Apprentice TV3 website
  50. ^ London Calling - Laura Whitmore, Hotpress 2nd of December 2008
  51. ^ Eurosong 2010 - Ireland: Leanne Moore speaks to esctoday.com
  52. ^ McCann, Fiona (20 February 2010). "'Irish Times' Debate: Fianna Fáil's role in Ireland under discussion". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0220/1224264882144.html. 
  53. ^ A New Beginning for Griffith College Limerick Page 28., Limerick Post, Saturday 9th of February 2009
  54. ^ FE1 Course available online, 5th December 2008
  55. ^ Logging on to laptop learning, Irish Independent, Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

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